PANAJI
With the beaches witnessing a significant rise in tourist footprints, the coast witnessed five sea rescues over the last three days, while a five-year-old boy, who was lost, has been reunited with his parents.
The five-year-old, who had wandered away from his parents, was spotted by a vigilant shack employee at the beach. The male brought the young boy to the lifesaving tower for assistance. Announcements were made via the speakers mounted on the rescue vehicles along the beach while messages were relayed to the other towers in the vicinity. Alerted by the announcements, a short while later the parents of the boy turned up at the tower and the lad was reunited with the parents. The family hailed from Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, Drishti’s lifesavers conducted single rescues each in Calangute, Vagator and Arambol on Monday. The rescues in Vagator and Arambol involved males in their 20s hailing from Maharashtra. Meanwhile, a 30-year-old female also from Maharashtra was rescued from Calangute. Baga witnessed a double rescue involving males in their 20s. The duo was part of a group of visitors from Hyderabad.
